Interview Process

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This Homecoming Queen interview will be approximately 15 to 20 minutes and seeks to allow for the interview panel to put a face to words and resumé, as well as getting to know each candidate. The questions will be derived from the topics provided as the basis for the Pillars of Homecoming Queen.

The goal of the process is to schedule all interviews concurrently to ensure that candidates all have fair opportunity and representation. Candidates will come to their interview and then schedule their headshot photo and conduct any other video recording or items needed for the campaign process (post application) under the Director for Halftime and Reception from the UA Homecoming Board. This individual will host the candidates and be an impartial assistance to getting them the proper schedule for participation in information sessions and appearance scheduling for members of the court.

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Interview Questions

A set of questions will be asked of each candidate by the panel from each of the pillars, to include but not be limited to the following.

Service

If you were elected Homecoming Queen, what would you do?
How would you give back to the Tuscaloosa/UA community?

Leadership

Who is a leader you look up to, both on campus and in your general life?
Give us an example of how you have seen poor leadership emulated and how you navigated that.

Character

Why do you want to be Homecoming Queen and what characteristics do you possess that make you a good candidate?
Give us your best example of how have you lived up to The Capstone Creed since being a member of the UA community.

Scholarship

What do you hope to gain from your studies here at The University of Alabama?
What have you done academically to prepare for your future?

Interview Rubric

Individuals from the Interview Panel will utilize the below rubric to score each interview. Each section can be scored up to four points, for a total of 20 points per scorer. With five scorers, the interviews are worth up to 100 points total.

Service

  • Excellent (4) – Strongly and definitively addresses how they would serve the UA community, as well as what they would do for campus in a detailed way.
  • Above Average (3) – Meets all of the Average criteria but only some of the Excellent criteria.
  • Average (2) – Addresses minimally how they would serve UA through at least one example, but lacks nuance in how they could practically help the community.
  • Below Average (1) – Meets some of, but not all, the Average criteria.
  • No Credit (0) – Fails to address what they would do as Queen and how they would give back to the UA and surrounding communities in a meaningful way.

Leadership

  • Excellent (4) – Demonstrates a strong nuanced understanding of creating opportunities for others through their own action or in living out a legacy of leadership through specific examples of their own work and/or the receptiveness of their peers.
  • Above Average (3) – Meets all of the Average criteria but only some of the Excellent criteria.
  • Average (2) – Discloses and exhibits some understanding of effective leadership in the context of positive and negative experiences, but without any nuance.
  • Below Average (1) – Meets some of, but not all, the Average criteria.
  • No Credit (0) – Does not provide clear example of when they have seen positive leadership or how they have learned from both positive or negative examples.

Character

  • Excellent (4) – Articulates clear, detailed and personalized examples of their actions of positive character and explicitly ties those to their experience at UA.
  • Above Average (3) – Meets all of the Average criteria but only some of the Excellent criteria.
  • Average (2) – Offers adequate perspective and provides examples of their actions of positive character and indirectly ties that to their experience at UA.
  • Below Average (1) – Meets some of, but not all, the Average criteria.
  • No Credit (0) – Offers no perspective on interacting with others or fails to define their actions of respect, fairness, trustworthiness, caring and citizenship through their examples.

Scholarship

  • Excellent (4) – Reflects critically and provides clear and defined understanding on how scholarship guides their UA experience with explicit nuance and detail.
  • Above Average (3) – Meets all of the Average criteria but only some of the Excellent criteria.
  • Average (2) – Provides basic clarity of how scholarship guides their UA experience without any nuance.
  • Below Average (1) – Meets some of, but not all, the Average criteria.
  • No Credit (0) – Lacks clarity in defining how scholarship guides their UA experience and why that is important to their journey.

Personal Presence and Professionalism

  • Excellent (4) – Candidate is professionally dressed, shows strong adherence to direction and interview decorum and shows strong confidence and knowledge.
  • Above Average (3) – Meets all of the Average criteria but only some of the Excellent criteria.
  • Average (2) – Candidate lacks at least one to two of the following areas (attire, direction/decorum, or confidence)
  • Below Average (1) – Meets some of, but not all, the Average criteria.
  • No Credit (0) – Candidate is not professionally or neatly dressed and/or does not follow direction or present as prepared or confident.

Interview Panel

The Interview Panel will consist of five members from the Steering & Advisory Committee. The members of the interview panel will be represented by three students and one alumni and one faculty/staff member. Students will be selected and given consideration on the panel for representing differing perspectives. If a differing perspective cannot be found among the Steering & Advisory Committee, additional representation to fill student slots will be recruited from the general student body through an application process. Interview panel members should also not be involved in the Elections Review & Dispute Panel.